Euchre Party Group Opens with Prizes and Gossip
Lone Tree hosts a progressive euchre gathering with high prize won by Mrs. Donald Crawford and consolation to Mrs. Harley Petry. Attendees include Mrs. Mike Jehle, Mrs. Frank Yedlik, Mrs. Clarence Tuttle, Mrs. Oscar Green, and others. The item also notes weddings, births, visits, and travel across Lone Tree, Riverside, Iowa City, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Harry Stonebarger
Perry Holdeman
Orvetta Margaret Stover
Scott Stover
Hubert Rath
Charles Rath
Riverside
Iowa City
Justice Kadlee
Indianola
Walter Kober
S. G. Herring
L. O. Adams
Priscilla Club
Bridge
George Brossma
W. H. Stonebarger
Park Pavilion
Ann Kelley
Paul Kessler
Oxford
J. M. Sims
Henry Murdock
Kansas
David Deaton
Wilton couple marks 20th anniversary gathering
The Budeliers celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary with a surprise party at their Wilton township home Sunday. Relatives and friends from Rock Island to Davenport attended a 6 o clock supper and an evening of music and games.
West Branch Group Holds Annual Party
The Little Light Bearers auxiliary of the Methodist church W. F. M. S. hosted its annual party in the church social rooms with Mrs. L. E. Moore and Mrs. L. J. Leech supervising. Thirty-one babies and mothers attended. a reading and a pantomime of Japanese customs were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Little Light Bearers Auxiliary
The
Methodist Church
L. E. Moore
L. J. Leech
Lena Blunt
D. E. Edwards
Mildred Helen Yoder
Betty Brown
Phyllis Pearson
Dorothy Secrest
Clara Mae Larson
Floriculture Society Sees Year End Meeting In West Liberty
West Liberty Floriculture society held a fall ending meeting at Mrs. W W Andersons East Third street home with thirty members present. Officers for next year elected include President Eugenia Propst Vice President Mildred Earhart Second Vice President May Myers Secretary Julia Beyer and Treasurer W P Nichols. Mrs Schafer retired president presided and visitors from California and Iowa shared travel notices while others began summer plans for family visits and a long motor trip through the south and back through Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
W. W. Anderson
Floriculture Society
East Third Street
Euguenia Propst
Mildred Earhart
May Myers
Julia Beyer
W. P. Nichols
George Schafer
H. T. Carrig
Ann
Santa Monica
Calif
Detroit
Pearl Parsons
Anns Croxen
Des Moines
Pearl Brown
L. R. Wiese
L. R. Fredrichsen
Wilton
McNary
Ariz
Friedrichsens
Charles Nelson
Colorado
Relatives Attend Williamson Rites
Out of town relatives attended the funeral of Mrs. Albert Williamson held here Saturday. Among the mourners were her husband and daughter Pearl Tetley of Sikeston Missouri and numerous relatives from Kansas City Garvin Minn Flint Mich Wapello Lone Tree Jetts and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Albert Williamson
Pearl Tetley
Sikeston
E. C. Williamson
Cole
Oral
Kansas City
Res
Roy E. Williamson
Wilma
Adella
Garvin
Minn
Noah Williamson
Flint
Mich
Charles Eversmeyer
Lela
Ruth
Program Presented at Island Church
Fruitland notes a Children’s Day program at Island Methodist Church featuring choir songs Scripture by Miss Dorothy Folck and multiple solo and recitation pieces. The ILCC class tidies inside Thursday and hosts a wiener roast after. Island Ladies Aid hosts a social Wednesday at the Aid home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Methodist Church
Dorothy Folck
Bob Harder
Eloise Fisele
June DeFosse
Shirley Holliday
Robert Bohling
Edward Greiner
Aleta Shoultz
Florence Drake
Rodney Drake
Pauline DeFosse
Irene Pelton
W. H. Slack
Shirley Thompson
IL C. C
Island Ladies Aid
Aid
Fruitland
Richard Battenhagen
Estles Entertain at Dinner Gathering
Concord Neighbors gather Sunday at the Laurence Estle home to celebrate niece Miss Francis Bonnichsen's birth with relatives from Morning Sun Wapello Cedar Rapids Muscatine Davenport Letts and Plainville plus local families. Air pressure fact ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Bonnichsen
Cedar Rapids
Fred Bonnichsen
Francis
Faithe
Joan
Raymond
Royce
Fay Foster
Betty Joe
A. J. Foster
Harlan Foster
H A. Utter
Vera Dodder
Muscatine
C. B. Shellabarger
Joyce Owen
Russell Owen
Donald Hains
Davenport
Elmer Shellabarger
Hains
Almon Cross
Cordean McDaniel
Lester Hafner
Letts
Local Figures Mentioned In Social Notes
Mrs. Warner and Miss Vera Dodder of Muscatine and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shellabarger and daughter Edna of Fredonia are cited in the social notes segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Vera Dodder
Muscatine
Charles Shellabarger
Edna
Fredonia
Children Day Events Planned in Moscow Church
Moscow Methodist Sunday school pupils will present a children's day program Sunday evening at the church under directions of teachers Mrs Margaret Smith Mrs Lester Keller Mrs Margarite Gardner and Miss Eva Marolf. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Fred Schafnit Clara of Atalissa and others. Ladies Aid to meet for an all day quilting Thursday with a noon potluck. Numerous local visits and family motions noted across Muscatine Wilton and Rock Island areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Mannesmith
Auburn
Neb
Shirley
Mannesmith
Norma Idle
Lone Tree
Letha Burr
Webster City
Dewey Toland and
Letts
J. R. Toland
Otto Voita
Rock Island
Vincent Voita
Jake Brolsma
Woodward
George Brolsma
Paul Drews
Town City
Anna Houseal
Drews
Iowa River Bridge
Bessie Allbrecht
Davenport
Lawrence Fountain
Wellman
J. D. Musser
George Westfall
John Mullinnix
W. J. Houseal
Ellsworth Waterhouse
Charles Krueger
Laurence Dempsey
Marlin
Columbus Junction
W. E. Horrell
Lawrence Burgess
River Junction
Leora Allbrecht
Oakdale
Dick Nelson
Mose Fountain
Paul Lutz
Elizabeth Hamilton
Jack Musser
L. C
L. C. Hamilton Home In Conesville. Maynard George Rayner
George Rayner
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Moscow
Moscow Methodist Sunday School
Margaret Smith
Lester Keller
Margarite Gardner
Eva Marolf
Agusta
Fred Schafnit
Clara
Atalissa
Arthur Bremer
Pricilla Ellis
Charley Lincoln
Ver Barkalow
Harry Birkhofer
Marjorie Pahl
Henry Camp
Alma
Milton House
Freda Merrick
Mear
Wood
Iowa City
George Baker
William Lear
Henry Hoffman
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas
Albert Hoffman
Muscatire
Verl Miller
Barney Kill
Arbutus
Sarah Spence
Milo Beeding
Milo
Arlis
Morris Beeding
Millersburg
Ill
Paul Glascott
Robert Sproston
New Boston
John Marclf, Jr
West Liberty
Esther Edrich
Herman Wiese
Charles Fryberger
Long
J. E. Parker
Charley Walling
Wilton
Children’s Day Observed at West Branch Methodist Church
West Branch observed Children’s Day at the Methodist church with a baptism of five infants. The infants were the children of Corbin, White, Coulter, Pearson, and Rinda families. The program featured primary songs, recitations by several named children, and musical numbers by Laverna Gaylor and Mildred Helen Yoder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Frank E. Corbin, Jr
Harold White
Paul Coulter
Melvin Pearson
Ed Rinda
Jean Carran
Barbara Rummell
Charles Parry
Buddy Hoffman
Darrell Foster
Melanie Ann Snider
Phyllis Pearson
Laverna Gaylor
Mildred Helen Yoder
Betty Jean Brown
Doris Pedersen
Marilyn Kintz
Dorothy Edwards
Jean Thomas
Couple Weds in Tipton Ceremony
Miss Ione Louise Postal daughter of Vern Postal Tipton wed William G Willis of Salt Lake City Utah son of A F Willis Bedford Ky in Tipton Methodist Church A large audience attended the single ring ceremony with Laura Geller at the organ and vocal solos Oh Promise Me I Love You Truly Performers include Miss Virginia Postal and Reverend R C Jerrell with assistance From Des Moines officiants and the church altar featured flowers and lighted tapers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ione Louisa Postal
Vern Postal
William G. Willis
Salt Lake City
Utah
A. F. Willis
Bedford
Tipton Methodist Episcopal Church
Laura Geller
Lohengrin
Lauren Johnson
Virginia Postal
R. C. Jerrell
O. G. Herprecht
Des Moines
Letts Residents Attend Exercises at State College
Letts residents attend commencement at Town State College Ames. Walter Hendrix Jr. a Pittsburgh graduate joins relatives in Perry Iowa before returning home. Mae Shomberg Louise Ted and Geraldine Meeker visit Cedar Rapids. Mary Raymond joins. Louise Shomberg returns to Magnolia Illinois next year. Ardys Rabe wedding honored at Weed park with Earl Buck of Monticello. couple to Canton Missouri. Aid society meets Thursday in church basement. Roy Griffiths family from Keota visit Letts. Subscribe for the Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Henry Hendrix
Town State College
Ames
Walter Hendrix, Jr
Pittsburgh
Perry
Mae Shomberg
Louise
Ted
Geraldine Meeker
Cedar Rapids
Dell Raymond
Mary
Shomberg
Louise Shomberg
Magnolia
Tll
FE. S. Rabe
Weed Park
Ardys Rabe
West Liberty
Earl Buck
Monticello
Rock Island
Canton
Chet Grigg
Alpha Rabe
Adrian
Zelpha Monroe
Guy Hildebrand
Otis Arnold
Harry Lewis
Shirley Ann
Robert
United Brethren Ladies’ Aid Society
Roy Griffith
Keota
West Branch Cow Testing Club reports May milk and fat leaders
The West Branch Cow Testing Association records May results for 410 cows including 33 dry. Alfred N. Larson of West Branch leads with 1,277 pounds milk and 75.3 pounds butterfat. Second is W A Cameron of Downey with 1,277 and 72.1. The annual tour and picnic will follow at Downey and West Branch farms with judging events and a Scattergood school grounds picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Branch
Ivan N. Gates
W. A. Cameron
Downey
Ernest Geertz
Ed Hazlett
Ralph Branson
A. M. Spencer
John Coxen
John Wolz
Iowa City
Oswald E. Jensen
L. A. Whitacre
Stewart McBride
Muscatine
Beyers and Schoonover
Edwin Orr
Swaner Farms Dairy
H. M. Richards and Son
Alfred N. Larson
Scattergood
Centerdale
Earl M. Schultz
Daily Extension Service
Iowa State College
Birthday Dinner Honors Frances Bonnichson in Letts
Letts residents Letts-Mr and Mrs Laurence Estle hosted a Sunday birthday dinner for their niece Frances Bonnichson of Grandview. Attendees included numerous relatives from Morning Sun Cedar Rapids Wapello Grandview Columbus Junction and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Faith
Royce
Grandview
Carol Bonnichson
Cedar Rapids
Fay Foster
Betty Jo
H. A. Utter
A. J. Foster
Near Columbus Junction
Harlan Foster
Letts
Church Program Notes Family Night at Reformed Church
Family Night at the Reformed church on June 9 featured numbers by Carol Ruth and Jean Alice Shouquist along with a long list of participants including Shirley Burr Wayne Burr Carrol Eden Hubert Eden Virginia Axthelm Frieda Axthelm Mrs Wayne Stonebarger Marilyn Stock Mabel Burr Letha Wolford Laura Green Laura Wolford E C Green and daughter Mr and Mrs W H Yakish Helen Yakish Hilton Yakish and the Rev M L Bach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
the Reformed Church
Carol Ruth
Jean Alice Shoquist
Shirley
Wayne Burr
Carrol
Hubert Eden
Virginia
Frieda Axthelm
Wayne Stonebarger
Marilyn
Dorothy
Bernard Stock
Mabel Burr
Letha
E. C. Wolford
Alton Clayton
Mildred Wolford
E. C. Green
Laura
W. H. Yakish
Helen
Hilton Yakish
M. L. Bach
Billings Wins Mail Route Bid Between Columbus Junction and City
Carry mail route from Columbus Junction to Columbus City and to the C R and P railroad depot. Bid of 35 dollars a month, twelve submitted. H P Osborn previously carried the route. Service to start July 1, 1935 with afternoon trip to Columbus City and morning return. Oscar T Strand oversees arrangements and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Cecil Billings
United State
Columbus City
C. R. and P. Railroad
H. P. Osborne
Mr. Billings
Two Entertain Kensington Club Hosts Share Friday Session
Kensington club members and guests gathered at the Cullins home for a two hour afternoon of devotions business, quilting and refreshments. Co hosts Nicholsk Emma Cullins Edna Hesser led the event. Notable attendees included Reba Bellamy Helen Borchardt Dora Nichols and Mae Allbright among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Rummels
Irma Daedlow
Helen Rice
Edna Hesser
Emma Cullins
Mae Allbright
Muscatine
T. B. Nichols
Ben
Duane Rosenfield
Jamaica
Nichol
T. M. Alysworth
Ira Pike
Irvin Leser
Betty
Luetta
Charles Elder
Kathryn
Jean
Charles
Alice
la Porte
Minn
Raymond Thompson
Montour
W. A. Rice
Thompson
Rice
Everett Pike
D. W. Kopp
Gene
Herman Rehbehn
Atalissa
Charles Clark
Marie Borgstadt
Sigourney
Mr. Clark
C. E. Clark
Loretta Borgstadt
Relatives Honor Mr Riessen With Birthday Gathering
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Riessen hosted 30 relatives and friends Sunday afternoon to celebrate his birthday. Luncheon was served and guests played cards with high scores by Mrs William Paustian, Mrs Herman Ralfs, Miss Vera Hering, and Mrs Louis Puck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stecktor
Rudolph Riessen
Riessen
William Paustian
Herman Ralfs
Vera Hering
Louis Puck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will Wolford
Charlie Forbes
Essie Rife
Dora Corbett
R. Williamson
Ed Hotz
Freeman Estle
Conesville
J. D. Guinn
Haskins
Jerry Klotz
Mildred
Cora
Rowena Klotz
Clarence Budelier
Clarence H. Budelier
Budelier
Doran
Wilton Township
Herman Budelier
Dale
J. W. Doran
Kirk Grunder
Earl Budelier
Leonard Lawlor
Frank F Darting
Roy
Royal Smith
Carl Roederer
Russell Roederer
James Doran
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Willis King
Ernest Darting
James Moyland
Harry Harper
John Thomas
Irene
Mary Frances
Columabus Junction
Maggie Jones
Cotter
Anna Jewell
William Nelson
University of Missouri
Rober Lauser
Chicago
Coyne Radio and Electric School
Flavel Port
Helen Smith
Helen Bacon
Frank Bacon, Jr
School of Engineering
Giuests
Robert Holtz
Evelyn Simpson
West Liberty News
Island Church
Mary Anna Bohling
Mildred Pelton
Merle Foster
Epworth League Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Harold Keller
Maynard McKillip
George Greiner
John Battenhagen
C. C. Cooper
T. H. Gordy
Estles
Concord
Laurence Estle
Jack
Francis Bonnichsen
Sidney Swanson
Morning Sun
Ollie Carey
Clyde Torode
Wapello
Orlin Kemp
Near Grandview
Walter Kemp
Plainville
Gpurgeon
National Railroad Week
State College
Journal
Cow Association
Barnard’s
H.F. Barnard CO
Frances Bonnichson
Oscar T. Strand
Association
Kensington Club
ABC de Luxe Ironer
ABC
Dinette
Postoffice
Iowa Ave
S.g.apstein
Ene
Ruscatine
Iowa
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